Hungary : public and bank holidays, closure of banks, stock exchanges, school vacations

Secular holiday : St. Stephen established the Hungarian state and instituted Catholicism as state religion in 1000 A.D. Today is also the Day of the New Bread , and the first bread from the new harvest is baked especially for this day. Paid holiday when falling on Saturday or Sunday

cards/flowers : Jewish New Year NOT a public holiday

Secular holiday : Commemorates the 1956 revolution against hard-line Communist rule. For three decades the government called the 13-day event a counter-revolution. Also marks the 1989 declaration of a new Hungarian Republic and the institution of a multi-party democracy. Only since 1989 has it been called the 1956 Revolution

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Special Events : At 1:00 a.m. local times

School holidays : Http://web.matavnet.hu

Catholic or protestant : Since pre-historic times in Europe, festivities (bonfires, offrerings) were marking the beginning of longer hours of daylight with fires and ritual. The Roman festival of Saturnalia lasted several days in December (gambling and offerings). Germanic tribes also celebrated mid-winter (drinking and rituals). The Bulgarian (with Koleduvane) and the Polish (with Gwiazdka) perpetuate this tradition. Jesus of Nazareth was probably born in springtime (Reformists favour autumn). But in the 4th century, December 25th was chosen for the celebration of his birth by Pope Julius I (Bishop Liberus is also mentioned in 354 A.D.). Thus, a Christian element was introduced in the long-established mid-winter festivals. Before 1582, the Papal States and other Italian city states celebrated New Year’s Day on Christmas Day.

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Secular holiday : The world's most widely celebrated holiday, New Years was set on January 1 by Julius Caesar because that was the date the Roman consuls took over their duties. Paid holiday when falling on Saturday or Sunday

School holidays : Http://eduline.hu
International schools may follow a different calendar
calendar provided by the Ministry of Education
all study programs are aligned with the requirements of the Bologna Process
PISA ranking (average 493): 477
Schooling is mandatory till age 16
number of instructional hours per year in lower secondary education: 600
Number of teaching days: 183
Usually no school on Saturday
No uniform required

Dates confirmed till July 2023

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cards/flowers :

cards/flowers : Bálint nap , celebrated since 1989

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Culture : Farsang

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